Murray nears Hewitt clash

Andy Murray insists he was not concerned despite being given an early scare before booking his place in the second round of the Adelaide International.

The 18-year-old had to fight back from a set down before overcoming qualifier Paolo Lorenzi, 24, who was playing his first match at ATP tour level.

The Italian, who had beaten Murray's British compatriot Jamie Delgado in the preliminaries, briefly threatened to spring a surprise before the teenager from Dunblane found his form to claim a 3-6 6-0 6-2 victory.

Murray told BBC Sport: "At the start of the year it's just about getting through the first few matches and getting match fitness up, trying to get your timing back and get used to winning again. I think I did that.

"I didn't panic when I went a set down - I won the second set well and then I got broken and I was two-one down in the third and I came back again. So I was happy with the way I fought but I wasn't too happy with the way I played."